De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Oct 11, 1987 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on October 11, 1987 near El Poleo, Norte de Santander, Colombia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Limited visibility in...
- Date: October 11, 1987
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: El Poleo, Norte de Santander, Colombia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Limited visibility in poor weather during the approach, with the aircraft striking a hill short of the landing area; no official cause was given.
A De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, HK-2920, on a scheduled flight from Ocana to El Poleo, struck a hill a few kilometres short of the landing area on 11 October 1987. The two pilots were killed and the seven passengers survived.